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U.S. dollar ticks up on weaker Pound
NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The U.S. dollar rose in the
morning trading on Friday thanks to drop of British Pound from continuous
difficulties in Brexit negotiations.
The exchange rate of British Pound against U.S. dollars sank over 1.3
percent in later trading session and hit daily low of 1.31.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers,
rose 0.33 percent to 94.2217 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1746 dollars from 1.1775
dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3078
dollars from 1.3267 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian
dollar fell to 0.7283 dollar from 0.7290 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 112.52 Japanese yen, higher than 112.46 Japanese
yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.9586 Swiss franc from
0.9595 Swiss franc, and it rose to 1.2921 Canadian dollars from 1.2911
Canadian dollars.
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